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Cancel your Monday plans on Everquest, ask Batman for a rain check, and take down your “John Smedley is Satan” banner. This Monday, the 23rd of April, Sony Online Entertainment will be going offline for maintenance. The extended maintenance period will last approximately 24 hours, from midnight to midnight Pacific time. Consider Monday as the [...]
Archive for the ‘Clone Wars’ Category
Developing: John Smedley Discussing Region Restrictions
February 27th, 2012 
Omali [Update] From SOE’s Facebook page. ProSieben and SOE Continue to Work Toward a Solution – SOE and ProSieben worked throughout the weekend to develop a plan that will allow our players to access and play on any server regardless of where they are in the world. Our community is our top priority and rest assured, all [...]
Let’s Talk: MMOs For Your Kids
February 24th, 2012 Omali If Lego Universe has a legacy to leave behind, it is a page in history soaked with the sorrow of children and parents who simply want to give them a game that they can have fun with and perhaps learn something from. Since I wrote the bit on Lego Universe and children with autism, the [...]
Cleanup In Aisle 5! SOE Community Explodes In Response To Europe Deal
February 23rd, 2012 Omali In the land of MMOs, few have ginned up more controversy than Sony Online Entertainment. Sony announced that they would be partnering with Alaplaya, gaming division of ProSiebenSat.1 to publish most of Sony’s MMOs in Europe, transitioning European players off of Sony’s account system and on to PSS. The deal has an astounding laundry list [...]
Sony’s “Back To School” Sale: Double Station Cash
August 27th, 2011 Omali Sony’s “Back to School Bonanza” sale strikes me as odd, given spending more on MMOs isn’t even on my list of priorities once I go back to school in September. Either way, put down your Ramen and tell your homework exactly where to shove itself, because between September 2nd and 5th, Sony is holding a double [...]
Nominations For Golden Joystick Awards/GDCO
August 25th, 2011 Omali The Golden Joystick Awards have been running for 29 years, making the ceremony older than a good amount of the people reading this website. Every year, games compete in a number of categories from shooter to adventure and everything in between, with the voting determined by viewers like you. This year marks the first year [...]
Smörgåsbord of Sony Online Entertainment News
July 8th, 2011 Omali Sony Fan Faire 2011 is still live until tomorrow, but there has been a plethora of information coming from the Las Vegas convention center. New expansion packs, updates on upcoming games, and more. Everquest and Everquest II respectively are set to receive yet another expansion in the coming months. In Everquest, Veil of Alaris opens [...]
Sony Station Pass Discount Is Here!
June 28th, 2011 Omali Much talked about, not really examined deeply, Sony has come through with their promise to reduce the price of Station Pass. Starting today, players can gain access to the entire Sony Online Entertainment library for $19.99 USD. In addition, players who purchase longer term plans will find that the prices have come down on 3, [...]
PSN and SOE: They’re Coming Back Today!
May 14th, 2011 Omali By the time you view this video, PSN may be activated in your area. Today begins phase 1 of Sony’s restoration services for the Playstation Network, rolling out in various countries and states one by one. Players will be able to sign into the Playstation Network and download a patch and reset their passwords (this [...]
SOE Compensation Details
May 13th, 2011 Omali While Sony expects to have services returned soon™, the company has detailed their plans for compensation on the official SOE website. As mentioned previously, all players will receive 30 days free game time, plus one day for every day the service is offline, plus the following items. These offers hold for both PC and PS3 [...]
